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A DATE WITH HISTORY
200
'At an elevation of about 12,000 feet, this South American capital is the world's highest'
La Paz
200
'In this 2000 film, Taiwan saw Tom Hanks "Discover New Meaning of Life after Catastrophe"'
Cast Away
200
'There's an Independence Brew Pub there:
PHL'
Philadelphia
200
'This constitutional provision protects you from self-incrimination & double jeopardy'
the 5th Amendment
200
'She was elected Britain's Prime Minister May 4, 1979'
Maggie Thatcher
400
'In the Bible he was married to Ruth'
Boaz
400
'Fans in Poland weighed the merits of "Fatter and Thinner 2" starring this "Nutty Professor"'
Eddie Murphy
400
'Named for a politician:
LGA'
LaGuardia
400
'To reach 2-digit totals in points, rebounds & assists in one basketball game is to achieve this kind of "double"'
a triple double
400
'(I'm Aaron Brown of CNN.) One of my first on-air assignments for CNN was on this fateful date, reporting from a rooftop vantage point'
September 11, 2001
600
'What's the frequency, Kenneth?--& make sure it's in this unit equal to one cycle per second'
hertz
600
'We're not sure how "Unluckly Son-in-Law (To Be) Meets Tricky Daddy", this Ben Stiller film, fit on Thai Marquees'
Meet the Parents
600
'A regional airport in Texas:
ABI'
Abilene
600
'"Double Date with the Sarge" is a classic episode of this 1960s sitcom'
Gomer Pyle
600
'Many still remember that it was on this December date in 1941 that the U.S. officially entered World War II'
December 8th
800
'In the 1910s this auto company introduced its famous Bearcat'
Stutz
800
'In Egypt the "2000" sequel to this film started Dan Aykroyd as one of "The Naughty Brothers"'
Blues Brothers 2000
800
'A friendly ghost town?:
CPR'
Casper, Wyoming
800
'Linus Pauling lost the race against Watson & Crick to determine the structure of this; it turned out to be a double helix'
DNA
800
'Referred to as "Black Tuesday", it's the date in 1929 that saw the final collapse of the stock market'
October 29th
1000
'This strategically important strait connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman'
Hormuz
1000
'Robin Williams amused Thailand with "Untraditional Doctor, Delighted Patients", known as this in the U.S.'
Patch Adams
1000
'It's in the Northeast:
BGR'
Bangor, Maine
1000
'In the "Niebelunglied" this hero defeats the dwarf Alberich twice & takes his cloak of invisibility'
Siegfried
1000
'John Marshall handed down the decision in this landmark case Feb. 24, 1803'
Marbury v. Madison
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